By Julie Caniglia February 28, 2001

It was hard not to raise an eyebrow upon hearing how, these past few years, Method man Ed Harris was getting into the head of Jackson Pollock, America's first and most notoriously self-destructive art star. Harris apprenticed himself to the dead artist, spending years learning the intricacies of Pollock's "action painting," a technique that involves hunching over a canvas laid out on the floor, and flinging, spattering, and drizzling paint on it. What's more, he also learned to ride a bike with a case of beer balanced on the handlebars--while smoking,... More >>>